Salvation Army in Humboldt Park hosts Breakfast with Santa
Families are invited to enjoy a free pancake breakfast.
Families are invited to enjoy a free pancake breakfast.
The donations provide support to homeless shelters, food pantries, and Christmas gifts for children.
The Salvation Army is not able to conduct its usual red kettle collection due to the extreme cold ahead of Christmas.
Donors have dropped five gold coins and one silver coin in Salvation Army red kettles so far this holiday season.
Someone dropped a one-ounce South African coin worth $1,900 into a kettle outside the Jewel at Village Crossing in Niles.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon meets a young donor for the Salvation Army at State and Washington streets.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon is out ringing the bell for the kettle campaign. He is joined by Kathleen Himes, resource and development coordinator for the Salvation Army.
The money raised by the red kettle holiday campaign goes to help people year-round though food pantries, rent, utility assistance, and children's programs.
Our partnership with the Salvation Army is strong, and we're building an even greater bond by heading outside to ring the bell at one of their red kettles in the Loop. Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is out at State and Washington, where he met with Salvation Army volunteer Tina Evans, who also has received support from them over her life.
Someone slipped it into a kettle outside of a Jewel-Osco in Batavia. The second is a one-ounce gold Standing Liberty coin, also valued at $2,000. It was dropped inside a kettle at a Starbucks 9 miles away in Geneva.
The Salvation Army said a kettle containing approximately $400 in cash donations was stolen around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday from the corner of State and Randolph streets.
A Salvation Army red kettle was stolen earlier this week in the Loop.
The Salvation Army estimated that they had handed out Thanksgiving meals to a total of 700 people at the Freedom Center as of the early evening.
The City of Chicago on Thursday welcomed some new migrants who just arrived from Central and South America for their first Thanksgiving. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
It was a busy morning in the kitchen at Guaranteed Rate Field, but not to feed baseball fans. The staff of Levy Restaurants was prepping ingredients to make sure everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.
You will see kettles outside stores across Chicago and the suburbs.
You will see kettles outside stores across Chicago and the suburbs.
The Salvation Army and the Little Village Community Council have stepped up to help. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office confirmed the latest group of 103 migrants arrived at Union Station around 3 p.m. Wednesday
The migrants were sent to Chicago from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott and dropped off Wednesday night. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The migrants arrived on a bus that let them off outside Union Station Wednesday night.
The migrants arrived on a bus that let them off outside Union Station Wednesday night. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
A new fleet of vehicles called Shuttles of Hope are being sent out for people requesting shelter or wellbeing checks.
The Salvation Army is expanding its resources to do more for those in need. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
It's a first of its kind coat drive for the city. Rideshare service Uber is partnering with the Salvation Army to donate gently used coats to people in need.
The victim was discovered to be pregnant and nearly full-term in April.
The teen was arrested just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 3200 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
Joliet police said around 9:12 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of Henderson Avenue for a report of two people who were shot.
Preliminary investigation indicates no suspicious activity.
There will be a dry start Monday, but storms become widespread in the late-afternoon
Illinois Senate Bill 1807 looks to make "fleeing or attempting to elude" an officer by car a felony.
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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, said she has "grave concerns regarding Northwestern's persistent failure in addressing antisemitism."
The highly anticipated State Department report doesn't formally conclude Israel is in violation of U.S. or international law.
The university has said protesters sleeping in tents were given fair warning before the encampment was removed, but protesters said there was no such warning.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
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Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Brian Fox, a fellow producer and engineer at Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, confirmed Albini passed away Tuesday night from a heart attack.
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Alberta officials say the fire in the Fort McMurray Forest area is burning out of control. While crews in the northwest territories say they're fighting six active wildfires
The fire happened in the Polish capital of Warsaw. More than 1,400 shops are inside the mall, and the fire brigade says more than 50 different crews were needed to put the fire out.
It comes despite the White House warning Israel last week not to launch an offensive against the city.
Sheriff’s deputies tried to enter the home to find the man, but the smoke was too heavy,
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For almost two weeks, students have urged the university to divest from institutions and businesses that support Israel.
The victim was discovered to be pregnant and nearly full-term in April.
Police also say that surveillance video shows the victim tripped just before the crash and was lying in the road.
Highs climb to the uppermost 70s with generous sunshine.
The teen was arrested just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 3200 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
Mike Clevinger combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10-9 on Saturday.
The last team to draw that many free passes with runners at every base in one inning was the Chicago White Sox in 1959.
Taking advantage of a costly error on second baseman Gabriel Arias, the Sox improved to 8-6 since their ugly 3-22 start.
The Cubs took the lead in the sixth on Miguel Amaya's RBI single and then pulled away.
It was unclear late Friday if the two burglaries are related. But restaurant owner Billy Alvarez said there have been one too many.
Illinois Senate Bill 1807 looks to make "fleeing or attempting to elude" an officer by car a felony.
The victim was walking around 7 a.m. when an unknown offender shot him in the chest, Chicago police said. He was taken to Loyola Hospital, where he died.
The employees on the scene were not injured, UIC police said.
A Kansas judge on Friday determined there was sufficient probable cause for the case against Shannon to go to trial. His trial date was tentatively set for June 10.